Hybrid Cloud Solutions for SAP
Hybrid cloud is reshaping how SAP customers modernize core ERP by combining cloud agility with on‑premises control, security, and performance. HPE brings this strategy to life with flexible deployment options for SAP S/4HANA, resilient ERP availability and data privacy, and optimized infrastructure that spans customer data centers, colocation, and managed cloud. Together, these resources show how HPE helps organizations adopt cloud ERP on their terms—simplifying complexity, protecting critical data, and keeping SAP at the heart of a data‑first, innovation‑ready business.
Explore the resources below to dive deeper into hybrid cloud strategies for SAP.
Cloud ERP, Your Way with HPE
Protecting SAP ERP Availability & Data Privacy—Be a Hero vs VictimModern cloud ERP exposes new challenges to both SAP ERP availability and privacy. Before October 2025, more than 2,000 organizations believed they were protected by multi-regional cloud architecture, only to be impacted by a single hyperscaler DNS outage that disrupted access across multiple countries for more than 14 hours. That same year, geo-political sanctions abruptly interrupted hyperscaler services for several organizations, and a Microsoft executive confirmed to the French Senate that data cannot be fully protected from U.S. access under the U.S. Cloud Act. In response, the EU Commission released its Cloud Sovereignty Framework version 1.2.1 to assess sovereignty effectiveness, including data and A.I. sovereignty along with countries from every global continent, who also have released their own data and A.I. policies.
This webinar will examine these 2025 incidents and explain how to strengthen SAP ERP availability and privacy through SAP Cloud ERP, Customer Data Center, SAP Sovereign On-site, and S/4HANA On-site deployments. Attendees will learn strategies for guarding against global DNS or IAM outages, meeting privacy obligations under the EU Digital Operational Resiliency Act, and navigating global AI regulations.
Watch Now to:
- Review the major SAP ERP cloud outages and privacy risks of 2025.
- Understand options that eliminate hyperscaler fiduciary risk.
- Clarify data residency vs. sovereignty and custody vs. management services.
5 minute readSAP’s Cloud Sovereignty ShiftJim Loiacono, HPE’s Worldwide SAP Private Cloud Sales Lead, challenges the myth that SAP S/4HANA migration demands a hyperscaler exodus. In this exclusive interview, he reveals how one Texas enterprise unlocked true Cloud ERP value by choosing SAP Cloud ERP Private inside their own data center—slashing data gravity costs, sovereignty risks, and hidden integration icebergs while fueling AI innovation on their terms. If hyperscale TCO and vendor lock-in are stalling your roadmap, Loiacono’s blueprint proves you can have cloud agility, full data control, and maximum business value—without leaving your walls.
2 minute readWebinar: SAP’s Best Kept Secret for Cloud ERPWhat many SAP users don’t realize is that there are SAP-certified hybrid cloud deployment options available for SAP S/4HANA under the SAP Cloud ERP Private (formerly RISE with SAP) program that deliver all the benefits of SAP Cloud ERP with the hyperscalers, while allowing customers to keep control and sovereign possession of their data. In this webinar on demand, Robert Holland from SAPinsider speaks with an SAP Cloud ERP Customer, Randall Grogan of Energy Transfer, and Jim Loiacono from HPE about how SAP customers can address data residency and sovereignty concerns, avoid unnecessary change, business disruption, and risk by opting for a hybrid SAP S/4HANA Cloud deployment in their existing data locations. SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, customer data center option is fully managed by SAP under their SAP Cloud ERP Private (formerly RISE) program and delivered on HPE cloud infrastructure-as-a-service in a customer’s existing datacenters. Watch this session to: - Understand the nuances, definitions and common misperceptions surrounding the various SAP ERP Cloud offerings, and key considerations for making the transition. - Explore the benefits of deploying SAP S/4HANA Cloud in a hybrid model at an existing data center or co-location facility. - Learn about why Energy Transfer selected SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, customer data center option, and the HPE IaaS. - Hear an impartial discussion on how to make the best choice for future SAP S/4HANA Cloud projects
Data‑First Infrastructure for SAP
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SAP HANA–Certified Server 2026 Vendor AssessmentIDC has positioned HPE in the Leaders category in this 2026 IDC MarketScape for worldwide SAP HANA–certified servers, noting its long-standing collaboration with SAP and its deep, x86-based SAP HANA infrastructure experience. HPE’s strategy centers on delivering platform-agnostic, high-performance SAP HANA–certified systems and GreenLake-based hybrid cloud services that provide elastic scaling, cost optimization, and managed services for customers across ECC and S/4HANA environments.Mar 2, 2026
Video: SAP Cloud ERP Private, Customer Data Center OptionIn this video HPE’s Jim Loiacono discusses the pros and cons of running SAP S/4HANA with a hyperscaler or in a hybrid model, and cites data entanglement as a key consideration for bringing the cloud to where your ERP data resides.Sep 23, 2025
Keep ERP at the Heart of Your BusinessSAP S/4HANA private cloud powered by the HPE GreenLake platform is a complete, managed solution delivered at your location of choice. You can keep your SAP software landscape, infrastructure, and data on-premises or at a co-location, with all the customizations you need while maintaining full control of your environmentSep 16, 2025
Why choose HPE GreenLake at Equinix for SAP workloadsThrough the HPE partnership with Equinix, you can embark on a compelling transformation path that addresses your comprehensive data strategy. Low-latency interconnectivity to a vast partner ecosystem in advanced data centers, coupled with SAP best practices, reference architectures, and management services, makes HPE GreenLake at Equinix the easy choice for businesses seeking to optimize their SAP environments anywhere around the world.Sep 16, 2025
SAIL, India’s largest steel manufacturer embraces data-first modernization with HPE GreenLakeThe new GreenLake environment has provided the scalability around compute and storage that we could never have achieved in the past,” says Singh. “That has given us confidence that we will be able to run this application infrastructure for another 10 years or more—and enable our future plans to bring together all business units of SAIL onto the one S4/HANA platform.Sep 16, 2025
Real‑World SAP Cloud Wins
Driving Efficiency and Cost Savings: Energy Transfer’s Journey to RISE with SAP with LemongrassEnergy Transfer LP partnered with Lemongrass to transition to RISE with SAP, resulting in a strategic overhaul of their IT infrastructure that not only aligned with their business objectives but also achieved a $2M reduction in licensing costs through comprehensive assessments and negotiations.Oct 12, 2025
Packaging Giant EPL migrates to SAP S/4HANA on HPE GreenLakeSAP S/4HANA really helps us to analyze the data in a much more meaningful manner,” says Prakash Dharmani, Global CIO. “These are really complex scenarios and unless data can be converted into meaningful information, it’s practically useless.Sep 16, 2025
Do You Suffer from a SAP S/4 Cloud Complex?When it comes to cloud adoption, there is something of a prevailing wind blowing towards the hyperscalers. As Gartner’s public cloud forecast illustrates, by 2026, 75% of organizations will adopt a digital transformation model predicated on cloud as the fundamental underlying platform, with much of this currently dominated by the big public cloud providers. The question is, will this last? While the COVID-19 pandemic had a lot to do with the acceleration in public cloud adoption, today there are new pressures on enterprises that are re-shaping cloud strategy in favor of the hybrid approach. According to Olivier Frank, General Manager Data Solutions EMEA at HPE, the picture is becoming more complex. Many of those businesses that rushed to adopt public cloud from hyperscalers are now having to face up to the fact that mission critical apps, such as ERP, are better served through on-prem or co-location providers operating as-a-service platform models. Times have changed and this is being reflected in how organizations are now reevaluating IT infrastructure.Jul 10, 2023
HPE Upcoming Webinars
Keeping SAP Cloud ERP in your Data Center: Reducing Risk Without Sacrificing InnovationAs organizations evaluate SAP Cloud ERP, many assume they must move everything to a hyperscaler to access innovation and a true cloud operating model. In reality, SAP Cloud ERP Private can run in your own data center or co-location facility while delivering the same software capabilities, lifecycle management, and AI innovations as hyperscaler deployments. In this on‑demand webinar, SAP’s Rakesh Rushan and HPE’s Jim Loiacono join SAPinsider’s Robert Holland to explain the SAP Cloud ERP Private, Customer Data Center (CDC) option—including how it works, where it fits, and why many customers see it as “cloud on‑site” rather than legacy on‑prem. You’ll hear how leading organizations are bringing a full cloud experience—including embedded and generative AI—into their own environments, keeping ERP close to critical non‑SAP systems while SAP manages the full stack as a subscription service. The speakers walk through practical considerations such as data residency and sovereignty, total cost of ownership versus hyperscaler options, time‑to‑value, and support experience, so you can decide whether running SAP Cloud ERP in your existing data center aligns with your long‑term architecture and risk strategy. Why watch this webinar on demand: - Understand how the SAP Cloud ERP Private, Customer Data Center option works and how it compares to hyperscaler-based deployments in terms of capabilities, operations, and SLAs. - See how “cloud on‑site” lets you keep SAP Cloud ERP physically in your own or a co-location data center while SAP delivers a fully managed cloud service with up to 99.9% application‑level availability. - Learn how CDC helps you meet stringent data residency, privacy, and sovereignty requirements by keeping ERP data in your chosen location while still consuming SAP’s continuous innovation and Business AI. - Explore how co‑locating SAP and non‑SAP systems can reduce integration complexity, latency, and data egress costs, especially for analytics and large‑scale AI workloads. - Get practical guidance on when CDC is a better fit than hyperscalers—based on data dependencies, risk and compliance, time to value, and your existing data center and infrastructure investments.Mar 3, 2026
Webinar: Superior Data Control & Sovereignty with SAP Cloud ERP/RISE On-site SolutionsGeopolitical and data custody risks can be eliminated by bringing SAP Cloud ERP innovation to your SAP data in your current datacenters or choice of local colocation datacenters. SAP has expanded SAP Cloud ERP Private (aka RISE) hosting options to include on-site hosting options. SAP Cloud ERP Private, Customer Data Center hosting option decouples your mission-critical operations from external unpredictability, ensuring your data remains exclusively under your custody and away from false sovereignty claims which are often subject to foreign legal jurisdiction. In this on-demand webinar, hear directly from a Cloud ERP Private RISE customer, Infrastructures de Portugal, how this on-site cloud option avoids risk, eliminates the additional costs of hyperscale cloud datacenter migrations, and provides more cloud value than hyperscale cloud hosting for hybrid/multi cloud customers. Watch On Demand to: - Learn why SAP Cloud ERP/RISE is pivoting from US Hyperscale Cloud to On-site solutions for sovereignty & control - Understand how Cloud ERP/RISE on-site options eliminate US hyperscaler jurisdictional risk - Clarify data residency vs. sovereignty and custody vs. management servicesFeb 27, 2026
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